Process or phenomenon of atmospheric, hydrological or oceanographic nature

1. HYDRO-
METROLOGICAL
HAZARDS
WENDY V. PALERO

2. What is hydro-metrological hazards?
 Natural processes or phenomena of
atmospheric, hydrological or oceanographic
nature that may cause the loss of life or
injury, property damage, social and economic
disruption or environmental degradation.

3. Types of Hydro-metrological
hazards
1. FLOOD
Floods are among the most frequent and costly
natural disasters. Conditions that cause
floods include heavy or steady rain for
several hours or days that saturates the
ground. Flash floods occur suddenly due to
rapidly rising water along a stream or
lowlying area.

4. 2. DROUGHT
It is difficult to provide a precise and universally
accepted definition of drought due to its varying
characteristics and impacts across different
regions of the world, such as rainfall patterns,
human response and resilience, and diverse
academic perspectives. Drought is a temporary
aberration unlike aridity, which is a permanent
feature of climate.

5. 3. CYCLONE
Tropical Cyclone (TC), also known as „Cyclone‟ is
the term used globally to cover tropical weather
systems in which winds equal or exceed „gale
force‟ (minimum of 34 knot, i.e., 62 kmph).
These are intense low pressure areas of the
earth atmosphere coupled system and are
extreme weather events of the tropics.